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Experience: Began practicing Family Law in 1992

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We are currently paying child support husband's daughter

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We are currently paying child support for my husband's daughter that just turned 18, and will be starting her senior year of American high school. She has since moved to the United States with her German mother and stepdad/siblings. My husband is residing in the US. My question is do we continue to pay child support to the mother or do we pay it directly to his daughter. Also, is the mother required to split the amount of child support with us now, or do we continue to pay the same amount?

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If there was an order entered then you continue paying it exactly as the order directs. No one has the power to do anything other than what the order directs except the judge. Even if the other party agrees if you pay anything or in any way other than what the judge directed in the order then you can be held in contempt.

If you want something done differently then you have to file and go back to court and ask the judge to change the order.

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